Dollars for Profs
Dig Into University Researchers' Outside Income and Conflicts of Interest
Published Dec. 6, 2019
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Conflict of Interest
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Deborah Fein
University of Connecticut Storrs, Department: Psychology
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MCHAT, LLC
Equity Interest - Non-publicly traded entity ( e.g., stock, stock option, or other ownership interest)
Dr. Fein has an equity interest in MCHAT, LLC and this NIH-funded research capitalizes on a previous project in which children with ASD were evaluated at ages 2 and 4 (including with the MCHAT tool). Thus, results of this project potentially expand the tool’s potential for commercial utility/use, which presents a potential financial benefit to Dr. Fein.
Optimal Outcomes in ASD: Adult Functioning, Predictors, and Mechanisms
In prior work, we showed that some individuals show clear-cut Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) prior to age 5, but later lose all symptoms, and have IQ and adaptive skills that are average or higher; we also showed that they appear to be using unique brain networks to achieve this ?optimal outcome? (OO). We propose here to further study this OO phenomenon in two cohorts of individuals (comparing OO to groups with ASD and typical development): (1) those we studied in our prior research as teens, and who are now young adults, using online assessment to evaluate how they navigate the difficult transition into independence and young adulthood; and (2) confirming the early presentation of ASD in children who were evaluated and diagnosed by at ages 2-4 years, and who are now in their teens, to permit the identification of early childhood predictors of OO. An MRI study of Cohort 2 will also investigate functional connectivity of specific task-engaged social and language and resting-state networks, to study whether individuals with OO show greater atypicality, specify the functional integration of the circuits involved, and to test our proposed model of compensation.
Filed on January 16, 2018.
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Deborah Fein filed other conflict of interest disclosures with the NIH:
| Name | Institution | Type | Company | Disclosed Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Fein | University of Connecticut Storrs | Conflict of Interest | MCHAT, LLC | $5,000 - $9,999 |
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